Town Council of Sengkang (Penalties for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges and Licence Fees) (Amendment) By‑laws 2024

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 28 Mar 2024

No. S 241

Town Councils Act 1988

Town Council of Sengkang
(Penalties for Late Payment of Conservancy
and Service Charges and Licence Fees)
(Amendment) By‑laws 2024

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 28(2) of the Town Councils Act 1988, the Town Council for the Town of Sengkang makes the following By-laws:

Citation and commencement

1. These By-laws are the Town Council of Sengkang (Penalties for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges and Licence Fees) (Amendment) By‑laws 2024 and come into operation on 1 April 2024.

Amendment of by-law 3

2. In the Town Council of Sengkang (Penalties for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges and Licence Fees) By‑laws 2021 (G.N. No. S 185/2021) (called in these By-laws the principal By‑laws) —

(a)

renumber by-law 3 as paragraph (1) of that by‑law; and

(b)

in by-law 3, after paragraph (1), insert —

“(2) However, no further penalty accrues in respect of any arrears after the person owing the arrears has ceased to be a tenant, owner or licensee, as the case may be.”.

Amendment of by-law 3A

3. In the principal By-laws, in by-law 3A, after paragraph (2), insert —

“(3) Where —

(a)	a charge payable by a tenant or an owner is in arrears; and
(b)	a summons is issued against the tenant or owner in respect of an offence under section 53(7) of the Act in relation to the arrears,

the tenant or owner is liable to pay to the Town Council an administrative fee for the costs incurred by the Town Council for any administrative work done by the Town Council in connection with the issue of that summons (excluding any legal fees and court fees in connection with the issue of that summons, and the costs of any administrative work by the Town Council for which an administrative fee has been charged under paragraph (1)), up to a maximum of $60.”.

Replacement of Schedule

4. In the principal By-laws, replace the Schedule with —

“THE SCHEDULE

By-law 3(1)

First column

Second column

Type of property

Penalty
(per month)

1.	1‑room flat

$1.50

2.	2-room flat

3.	3-room flat

4.	4-room flat

$4.50

5.	5-room flat

6.	Executive apartment

$7.50

7.	Commercial or communal properties

2% of the total sum in arrears

”.

[G.N. No. S 962/2022]

Made on 28 March 2024.

HE TINGRU

Chairperson,
The Town Council for
the Town of Sengkang,
Singapore.

[AG/LEGIS/SL/329A/2020/15 Vol. 2]

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